Talk:Bulgaria

Semi-protected edit request on 31 October 2024

These policies resulted event called "The great excursion" where 300,00 ethnic Turks emigrate to Turkey. the original is (These policies resulted in the emigration of some 300,000 ethnic Turks to Turkey.), found in the part where Bulgaria was a socialist state Ms11121 (talk) 15:26, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: You'd need a reliable source that calls it the "great excursion" before it could be added, and anyway it essentially says the same thing and is probably not necessary. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:20, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Cleanup suggestions

The article requires a bit of cleanup, including images, image formatting, source and data refreshment, as well as some section reformatting. In particular:

• The Lede could be a bit clearer, in terms of historical timeline - grammar and vocabulary fixes, content seems fine and is holding up;

• The History section has remained stable and needs no work. There could be a better image of Dimitrov, the licensing on this one seems suspicious, or another image from the Socialist era could be added (possibly Zhivkov, as he is the focal point of the narrative on this period and is one of the longest-serving modern European leaders)

• The Geography section needs some updates on the figures, such as the Environmental Index and fauna population numbers. The Environmental conservation paragraph might need to be rewritten to reflect the latest data and trends. The images look a bit jumbled in terms of size - would be best to put images of the same size, possibly better quality images of Rila and Belogradchik.

• The Politics section will be a challenge. The Bulgarian political landscape has only gotten worse since the article reached FA status, significantly more fractured and polarized. While the content could be kept, I would suggest the entire electoral drama from 2013 onward to be a bit trimmed while keeping the chronology of events, and a new paragraph to be added on the latest developments. I would also merge back Foreign Relations and Military into a single section, a bit trimmed but preserving the meaning, and with some details on more recent events.

• The Economy section requires updated data, but is overall stable content-wise. The business park and electronics factory images need to go - Bulgaria has no freedom of panorama so modern buildings cannot be displayed. I will replace them with an image of the National Bank or an image of the latest data from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (or both). The Science and Technology section needs an update with the latest data, plus some recent milestones in AI and space which need to be added. Infrastructure is stable, but I'd use a better image of Trakiya motorway.

• The Demographics section is also largely stable, although it needs a data update as well. Bulgaria has unfortunately slumped in the Gender Gap index so that sentence is no longer valid and should go. The biggest change I would suggest is removing the Largest cities template and merging back Health, Education and Language into a single text body. The text itself has been written so that each of these paragraphs flows into the next one; instead, they're now split into single-paragraph subsections and the flow seems kind of fragmented. The Religion subsection could be trimmed, while keeping the content. I wouldn't mention Catholicism or Judaism as "important" - historically they may have mattered, but in the present day these communities are negligible.

• The Culture section is stable. The only changes I'd propose here would be replacing the Rila Monastery and the Roman theater with a single image of something less touristy, such as this view of Tryavna, showcasing National Revival architecture (mentioned in the paragraph). A sentence could be added to highlight more recent sporting achievements, along with a more recent image of Grigor Dimitrov.

- ☣Tourbillon ^A ? 14:47, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

So you find this picture of Tryavna better than showing something majestic like the Rila Monastery? 83.228.63.73 (talk) 22:02, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

We're not making a tourist brochure so the point is not to pick the most "majestic" landmark, but to illustrate key points of the section, in this case - the Revival, although other examples could be used to that end as well. - ☣Tourbillon ^A ? 19:18, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2024

Igot some info for the population change and the religions and want to add something to the military 2A01:5A8:303:98B2:256A:E288:548C:A043 (talk) 08:08, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 08:23, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2024

Igot some info for the population change and the religions and want to add something to the military 2A01:5A8:303:98B2:141:7F98:83F8:3A98 (talk) 13:21, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. CMD (talk) 14:08, 14 December 2024 (UTC)